diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_conditionals/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_conditionals/tasks/main.yml
index c4731a206b..abe7bd24ac 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_conditionals/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_conditionals/tasks/main.yml
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 
 - name: test a with_items loop skipping a single item
   debug: var=item
-  with_items: cond_list_of_items.results
+  with_items: "{{cond_list_of_items.results}}"
   when: item != 'b'
   register: result
 
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_iterators/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_iterators/tasks/main.yml
index 3f8d8b2848..584144af77 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_iterators/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_iterators/tasks/main.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 - name: test with_subelements
   set_fact: "{{ '_'+ item.0.id + item.1 }}={{ item.1 }}"
   with_subelements:
-    - element_data
+    - "{{element_data}}"
     - the_list
 
 - name: verify with_subelements results
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 - name: test with_subelements in subkeys
   set_fact: "{{ '_'+ item.0.id + item.1 }}={{ item.1 }}"
   with_subelements:
-    - element_data
+    - "{{element_data}}"
     - the.sub.key.list
 
 - name: verify with_subelements in subkeys results
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 - name: test with_subelements with missing key or subkey
   set_fact: "{{ '_'+ item.0.id + item.1 }}={{ item.1 }}"
   with_subelements:
-    - element_data_missing
+    - "{{element_data_missing}}"
     - the.sub.key.list
     - skip_missing: yes
   register: _subelements_missing_subkeys
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 
 - name: create indexed list
   set_fact: "{{ item[1] + item[0]|string }}=set"
-  with_indexed_items: list_data.stdout_lines  
+  with_indexed_items: "{{list_data.stdout_lines}}"
 
 - name: verify with_indexed_items result
   assert:
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_lookups/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_lookups/tasks/main.yml
index 9539c45feb..f861ceaede 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_lookups/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_lookups/tasks/main.yml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 
 - name: use bare interpolation
   debug: msg="got {{item}}"
-  with_items: things1
+  with_items: "{{things1}}"
   register: bare_var
 
 - name: verify that list was interpolated
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
 - name: use list with undefined var in it
   debug: msg={{item}}
-  with_items: things2
+  with_items: "{{things2}}"
   ignore_errors: True
 
 
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_user/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_user/tasks/main.yml
index b075439040..db6a74dc5c 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
 - name: assert grant access for user2 on multiple database
   assert: { that: "'{{ item }}' in result.stdout" }
-  with_items: db_names
+  with_items: "{{db_names}}"
 
 - include: remove_user.yml user_name={{user_name_1}} user_password={{ user_password_1 }}
 
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_uri/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_uri/tasks/main.yml
index afa521c96e..bfb193a26b 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_uri/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_uri/tasks/main.yml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 - name: install OS packages that are needed for SNI on old python
   package:
     name: "{{ item }}"
-  with_items: "{{ uri_os_packages[ansible_os_family] }}"
+  with_items: "{{ uri_os_packages[ansible_os_family] | default([]) }}"
   when: not ansible_python.has_sslcontext and not is_ubuntu_precise|bool
 
 - name: install python modules for Older Python SNI verification
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
   package:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: absent
-  with_items: "{{ uri_os_packages[ansible_os_family] }}"
+  with_items: "{{ uri_os_packages[ansible_os_family] | default([]) }}"
   when: not ansible_python.has_sslcontext and not is_ubuntu_precise|bool
 
 - name: validate the status_codes are correct
diff --git a/test/units/template/test_templar.py b/test/units/template/test_templar.py
index 481dc3e8d5..81475418e0 100644
--- a/test/units/template/test_templar.py
+++ b/test/units/template/test_templar.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ class TestTemplar(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(templar.template("{{foo}}\n"), "bar\n")
         self.assertEqual(templar.template("{{foo}}\n", preserve_trailing_newlines=True), "bar\n")
         self.assertEqual(templar.template("{{foo}}\n", preserve_trailing_newlines=False), "bar")
-        self.assertEqual(templar.template("foo", convert_bare=True), "bar")
         self.assertEqual(templar.template("{{bam}}"), "bar")
         self.assertEqual(templar.template("{{num}}"), 1)
         self.assertEqual(templar.template("{{var_true}}"), True)